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Hundreds of Pompey fans are expected to rally behind a fans’ protest initiative ahead of Saturday’s FA Cup fourth round tie with Sunderland to help save Portsmouth FC.
Fans are being asked to march, rally and then sign a petition calling on the clubs’ current owners to sort out the financial mess at Fratton Park. The petition, which can be signed by all fans on Saturday, will be handed in by a gro...

Worksop Town has a long and proud tradition. The club, who play in the Unibond Premier Division, was formed in 1861 and spent the next 147 years in playing Worksop, aside from a brief three year ground share with Gainsborough Trinity in the early 90s.
100 of these years were played at the club’s Central Avenue ground and included famous cup runs that were only ended by the likes of Chelsea, Spurs...

Hundreds of Crystal Palace fans are expected to march on Selhurst Park this Saturday before handing in a petition following reports of heavy handed policing and stewarding at their team’s home game against Middlesbrough on Saturday November 7th.
The Palace message boards have lit up with tales of over-zealous policing and unfair treatment from stewards with many asking why the authorities took su...

Back in October we wrote about Mike Ashley’s decision to sell off St James’s Park’s ‘naming rights’ and offered our full support to angry Magpies. We also predicted there’d be a massive backlash from Newcastle fans against the decision and so it’s proved.
Newcastle United Supporters Trust (NUST) are hosting a petition on their site against the name change which has so far received more than 23,00...

Last week we began to hear rumours that Bolton’s Phil Gartside was going to wheel out his old two-tier Premier League plans in time for tomorrow’s meeting of fellow top-flight chairmen. For those unfamiliar with this idea it largely consists of creating a second Premier League of around 18-20 clubs with Celtic and Rangers added into the mix. We’d love to say it comes as a great surprise to read th...

It’s been a busy day at Newcastle United with news that owner Mike Ashley has decided to take the club off the market, after no bids matched his £80m price tag. Ashley also pledged to invest a further £20m and confirmed Chris Hughton will be permanent manager until the end of the season at least after taking the Magpies to the top of the Championship.
But that’s not the news that caught our eyes.
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Last week heard that Hyde United were due to fold after HMRC decided to swing the tax axe. The Blue Square North side faced being wound up after the High Court decided they wouldn’t be able to find the £120,000 or so that would satisfy the taxman.
It’s a sad day whenever a team goes under. Regardless of how many fans a club might have those who follow them week in, week out feel just as passionate...

Understandably when many fans see words like financial controls or regulations bandied about they tend to drift off into the land of nod. It’s one of those things you know is important but somehow it’s not quite as exciting as seeing a 30 yard screamer or last minute winner – we feel the same, obviously!
Nevertheless we’re intrigued to see that the Premier League is today reporting the implementat...

Fifa’s ‘Dispute Resolution Chamber’ has banned Chelsea from making any transfers for the next 15 months. The shock news comes on the back of a complaint from French club Lens that the Blues had induced Gael Kakuta to breach his contract – tapping up in layman’s terms.
Fifa has ordered the player to pay 780,000 Euros to his former club, who Kakuta left in 2007. Chelsea were fined 130,000 Euros but ...

A rollercoaster week for Farsley Celtic has shown just what can be achieved when fans pull together. The story began last Wednesday when Celtic narrowly avoided a winding-up order by HM Revenue and Customs over a £200,000 tax bill - this would have effectively been the end for the club.
However, the club entered administration before this which prevented the winding-up order and at least gave the...